Deontae
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- dee-ON-tay
- Origin
- Modern
- US rank, 2025
- #3,239 for boys
Deontae is a boys' name of Modern origin. In 2025 it ranked 3,239th for boys in the US (36 babies).
What does Deontae mean?
Modern: variant of Deonte, a De- prefix with Dante or Monte
Part of a family of De- names, such as Deon and Deandre, that arose in African-American communities in the late 20th century.
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Is Deontae a girl's or a boy's name?
Deontae is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 36 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Deontae in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #3,239among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 36about 1 in 47,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Steadydown 20% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 36 boys in the US were named Deontae, making it the 3,239th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 2,885th. Its busiest year was 2000, with 178 boys. It first appears in the records in 1976.
2025 had fewer boys named Deontae than any year since 1986.
Half of all the boys named Deontae in the US since 1880 were born between 1994 and 2009, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 147 boys in the US were given Deontae or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #1,187, up from #3,239 for this spelling alone.
Deontae in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 36 | #3,239 |
| 2024 | 50 | #2,637 |
| 2023 | 42 | #2,951 |
| 2022 | 47 | #2,751 |
| 2021 | 46 | #2,731 |
| 2020 | 41 | #2,885 |
| 2019 | 57 | #2,363 |
| 2018 | 62 | #2,209 |
| 2017 | 49 | #2,565 |
| 2016 | 63 | #2,167 |
| 2015 | 71 | #2,019 |
| 2014 | 54 | #2,368 |
| 2013 | 60 | #2,181 |
| 2012 | 66 | #2,065 |
| 2011 | 72 | #1,926 |
| 2010 | 95 | #1,639 |
| 2009 | 66 | #2,076 |
| 2008 | 92 | #1,665 |
| 2007 | 108 | #1,477 |
| 2006 | 109 | #1,427 |
| 2005 | 101 | #1,452 |
| 2004 | 103 | #1,382 |
| 2003 | 121 | #1,209 |
| 2002 | 113 | #1,212 |
| 2001 | 134 | #1,071 |
| 2000 | 178 | #883 |
| 1999 | 176 | #857 |
| 1998 | 142 | #968 |
| 1997 | 162 | #864 |
| 1996 | 123 | #1,009 |
| 1995 | 114 | #1,040 |
| 1994 | 111 | #1,055 |
| 1993 | 128 | #949 |
| 1992 | 113 | #1,026 |
| 1991 | 120 | #967 |
| 1990 | 114 | #984 |
| 1989 | 75 | #1,238 |
| 1988 | 59 | #1,337 |
| 1987 | 41 | #1,653 |
| 1986 | 30 | #1,960 |
| 1985 | 31 | #1,865 |
| 1984 | 16 | #2,823 |
| 1983 | 27 | #1,954 |
| 1982 | 19 | #2,517 |
| 1981 | 19 | #2,495 |
| 1980 | 13 | #3,255 |
| 1979 | 14 | #3,017 |
| 1978 | 8 | #4,155 |
| 1977 | 0 | – |
| 1976 | 6 | #4,933 |
Names like Deontae
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Kayden Declan Deandre Devonte Brayden Keegan Dylan Darian Kylan Brody Deacon Devontae
Other spellings of Deontae
Names related to Deontae
More Modern names
Jayden Ailany Myla Nevaeh Jax Indie Miley Raelynn Kaiden Kehlani Alayna Caden Zayden Wrenley Mya Oaklynn
Sources
Figures from Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Deontae: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/deontae, updated 20 October 2026.